Terrifyingly Excited

So, the countdown begins! I have a U-Haul truck scheduled for August 16th and the morning of the 17th I shove off.
To which I say, holy crap.

These last few weeks have just flown by, and I am still in awe that it is 3:30 on Friday and another week as slipped by me, barely registering.
The whole thing has started to feel surreal, though maybe that's not the word for it. My best way to describe it is that it is akin to when I was very little and my parents used to have savings bonds that they kept in the safe in my dad's office. The story was that these bonds were when I went to college, someday. Then I was a junior in high school and my mother was dragging me all over the East coast looking at schools and all I could think of was, when did this happen? Wasn't it just yesterday they were saving up for my eventual, someday, super-far-off college days? (the bonds, didn't make it to 2005, needed for other reasons over the years)
This is what this feels like. It seems like only yesterday was getting my acceptance letter (back in March) and preparing to move home for the summer to save up some money...but here it is, and I am excited and terrified all at once.

One issue that has become much less anxiety-provoking, as of last night, is my loan situation, as I finally got word that I have been approved for a healthy sum. This takes away stress of the fact that I will be unemployed for awhile, as I am not fluent in French (I'm horrible with pronunciation, but we'll work on that...) and I need to apply for a work visa...and may need to be in the country for a certain amount of time before that is allowed? Not sure yet.
Such a feeling of relief, though, I don't want to jump the gun, I still have a few more steps to go through before it is all finalized, but it still feels good.

Also on the agenda are acquiring a new cellphone and bank account, which I have researched, but will probably wait until I am settled in my new place before I pursue them any further.

I believe that is all for now.

Ciao!